[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use tseiod coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercialurposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 184, the nays are 239. The motion is not adopted. The house will be in order. The house will be in order. For what purpose does the gentlelady from new york rise . Mrs. Lowey i ask all members of the new york delegation, first to please join me here in the well. I ask unanimous consent to address the house out of order for one minute. Yesterday evening a commuter train struck an automobile at a grade crossing in valhalla, new york. Resulting in the deaths of six people and many others injured. I stand on the house floor today with my colleagues to call for a moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives in this tragic accident offer sincere condolenc
Petraeus as a fourstar u. S. Army veteran petraeus, with so much over the combat strategy over the past ten days. A fourstar veteran, when rumors surfaced he may be stepping down as head of the cia, some speculated he was running for president. Instead, he announced he would step down because of an extramarital affair. At a time when the cia was under fire for all it didnt know about the attack on benghazi, it is a huge step for the newly reelected president , and a profound personal failing for an officer who has given so much to his country. We begin tonight with nbcs Andrea Mitchell who broke the story, in our d. C. News room. Reporter good evening, his resignation because of an extramarital affair sent shock waves through the administration and everyone who knew his record of stellar service. The cia has been under fire, but this had nothing to do with benghazi or politics. It was entirely personal. He was a fourstar, the best known warrior of his generation, leader of combat force
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